Oh my goodness... a LOT of new people... 😮 Welcome! 👋

If you need help with using Mastodon and the Fediverse, have a look at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips

It's written for a non-technical audience, and hopefully answers most beginners' questions.

If you're looking for accounts to follow, there are lots of ways to do it summarised here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

If you have any problems, ask me and I'll try to help!

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

...also:

-You only need to sign up on one server. The servers communicate to form a single network. People from different servers can follow and interact with each other.

-Don't sign up on mastodon.social, it's way too overloaded. You will have a nicer experience on a different server. You can find well-run reliable servers at https://joinmastodon.org/servers and https://fedi.garden

-You can always move and keep your followers/follows if you ever change your mind about being on a particular server

Servers

Find where to sign up for the decentralized social network Mastodon.

...and, if you're totally lost, or you have friends who are totally lost, this is a really short video that explains Mastodon in really simple terms. It's a good starting point:

https://tilvids.com/w/wx2iLhD3pTipbKFJKLyx5t

Mastodon in 180 Seconds 🐘

PeerTube

@feditips

Happy #Canada day to all. We still haven't broken up!